The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide
2nd Edition
The definitive guide to landing engineering leadership roles at top tech companies.
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Engineering Leader & Author
VidalGraupera
Three decades of building software and leading engineering teams at LinkedIn, Uber, and Walmart Labs. Now founder of Salesably and author of four books helping engineers and leaders grow their careers.
Building since 1994
30+
Years in Software
4
Books Published
9.5k+
GitHub Stars
3
Companies Founded
Published Works
Books that help you grow
Practical guides for engineering leaders and professionals navigating their careers in tech.
Effective One-on-Ones
A Handbook for Managers
Build trust and improve team performance through meaningful one-on-one conversations.
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Behavioral Interview Blueprint
A Proven Guide to Ace Your Next Job Interview
Master the STAR method and construct compelling success narratives that land you the job.
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How to Write an Engineering Manager Resume
A Step-by-Step Guide
Craft the perfect resume to showcase your technical expertise and leadership skills.
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Ventures
Building the future
AI-driven platforms empowering professionals to reach their full potential.
2024
Salesably
AISalesSaaS
AI-first sales training platform where teams practice calls, sharpen skills, and track performance with intelligent scoring.
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2023
InterviewIgniter
AICareerEdTech
Helping job seekers excel through AI-simulated behavioral interviews and personalized coaching.
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2017
ManagersClub
CommunityLeadership
Interviews with the world's most successful engineering leaders, plus curated management resources for growing your career.
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Open Source & Media
1on1-questions
9.5k+ stars on GitHub
Open-source mega list of one-on-one meeting questions, with English, Spanish, and Japanese translations.
ManagersClub Podcast
Interviews & lessons
In-depth conversations about engineering management to make you a better leader.
ManagersClub on YouTube
Video interviews
Conversations with engineering leaders, with lessons and tips to improve your career.
Experience
Three decades of leadership
From bootstrapped founder to engineering leadership at some of the world's most influential technology companies.
Earlier: software engineering at Amazon, consulting for PayPal and Walmart Labs through The VDG Group, and 13 years as a US Naval Reserve officer.
Salesably
Founder
2023 — Present
Burlingame, CA
Founded InterviewIgniter, an AI interview-coaching platform, then pivoted to Salesably — AI-powered training that helps sales teams practice, improve, and win.
Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity
2019 — 2023
Sunnyvale, CA
Led the Web Experience and Code Authoring teams — up to 13 engineers — delivering a central developer portal on Backstage.io, JetBrains and VS Code extensions, and driving early adoption of AI tools like GitHub Copilot.
Uber
Engineering Manager II
2018 — 2019
San Francisco, CA
Led up to 17 front-end engineers on the Uber Maps team, building geospatial tools to edit and curate map data — improving ETAs and pickup experiences worldwide. Co-chaired the Los Ubers ERG.
Autodesk
Sr. Engineering Manager
2017 — 2018
San Francisco, CA
Led three cross-functional scrum teams plus DevOps — up to 19 engineers — building the next-generation Autodesk Account portal that enabled flexible subscription licensing.
Walmart Labs
Director of Engineering
2012 — 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
Recruited and led the nationwide front-end team behind m.samsclub.com, growing website conversion 4x and performance 10x over two years. Conceived and launched Classrooms by Walmart.
iambic, Inc.
Founder & CEO
1994 — 2005
Silicon Valley, CA
Bootstrapped a mobile-software company to $2M+ in annual revenue with a 25+ person global team — launching 12+ products, including the #1 best-seller for Palm, in partnership with Apple, Sony, and Palm.
Education & Service
Education
- BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering — Carnegie Mellon University
- MS, Computer Engineering — University of Southern California
- MBA — Santa Clara University
Military Service
- United States Naval Reserve, 1991 — 2004
- Lieutenant Commander, Engineering Duty Officer
- Executive Officer of a unit supporting US Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard technology centers
Languages
- English — Native
- Spanish — Native/Bilingual
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